Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene caramanica Boiss. & Heldr. |
Synonyms | Silene porteri Post ex Boiss. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2100m |
Description | stems thin, leaves oblanceolate-spathulate to linear or subulate, flowers 1-3, calyx cylindrical, green-red veined, lobes triangular, ciliate, at margins scarious |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
caramanica idaea (Hausskn.) Yildiz & Cirpici, Türk. Bitkileri List. [A.Güner & al., eds.] 356 (2012)
aramanica ilarslanii Aytac & Dural, Ann. Bot. Fenn. 41(3): 219 (2004)
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